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What is the difference between condensation synthesis and hydrolysis?

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-Condensation means that you're linking 2 monomers together to form a larger molecule (anabolic process), where as hydrolysis is taking a large molecule and breaking it down into its monomers (catabolic process).

-A condensation reaction is a chemical reaction in which two molecules bond by removal of a hydroxyl (OH) group from one subunit and a hydrogen (H) group from another. (The OH and H combine to form a free water molecule.) Also called a dehydration reaction. The reverse reaction is hydrolysis.

-Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction in which a compound is broken down into smaller molecules by reacting with water. In biology most hydrolysis reactions involve polymers breaking down into monomers.

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